Microsoft is offering $100 discount off the new Surface Pro 3 tablets

By Staff Reporter - 02 Feb '15 23:35PM

Good news for anyone in the market for a new tablet. Microsoft is offering $100 discount on their Surface Pro 3 tablets until Feb. 7, Saturday, only.

On Super Bowl Sunday, Microsoft announced the release of their latest tablet ad campaign during the commercials with 100 million people watching the game. The tech giant made sure that the consuming public will take a second look and be enticed to get a Surface Pro 3 on their next tablet shopping trip.

Until the deal runs out of February 7, the four Surface Pro 3 variants covered by the $100 discount offer are as follows:

Intel Core i5, 128 GB - $899
Intel Core i5, 256 GB - $1,199
Intel Core i7, 256 GB - $1,449
Intel Core i7, 512 GB - $1,849

As an extra incentive to get people to buy the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft is offering an added bonus of a free a free protective sleeve with your purchase. The free sleeve offer is available for a little longer, until April 5.

The discount comes after Microsoft last week reported that quarterly Surface revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time, an improvement of 24 percent from the year-ago quarter, driven by sales of the tablet and accessories.